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Ludic Proof: Greek Mathematics and the Alexandrian Aesthetic
Netz, Reviel (Stanford University, California)
Ludic Proof: Greek Mathematics and the Alexandrian Aesthetic
Netz, Reviel (Stanford University, California)
This book describes the relationship between science and poetry in the Hellenistic period by analysing the stylistic features of Hellenistic mathematics and then showing how they can be understood within the context of Hellenistic poetry. The result transforms our understanding of the origins of Western mathematics.
272 pages, 34 line figures
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | May 29, 2009 |
ISBN13 | 9780521898942 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 272 |
Dimensions | 158 × 234 × 20 mm · 566 g |
Language | English |
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